Game



Sept. 19, 1933. E HERBERT 1,927,741

GAME

Filed July 17, 1930 15 27277 A; Hererz INVENTOR I ATTORNEY madetherefrom as do not affect the spirit of the invention nor exceed thescope thereof as ex- Patented Sept. 19, 1933 v V Ervin L. Herbert, LosAngeles, Calif.

Application July 17, [1930. Serial n ff csniofl" d 1 Claim. (c1. sis-32)The object of this, my present invention, is

the provision of an indoor golf apparatus designed to afford the playersamusement and healthy exercise and which also requires skill in thesuccessful playing of the game.

A further object is the provision of an apparatus for this purpose whichmay be employed either for putting golf balls or for driving the balls.r V

A still further object is the provision of an apparatus whereby theballs will be returned into suitable'trays that are covered bytransparent plates, preferably of non-breakable glass and which traysare disposed in close proximity to the tee stand from which the playerdrives the ball so that the individual scores of the several players maybe accurately kept, the said trays being normally closed'by a swingabledoor which when released directs the balls into a trough so that theymay be again employed by the players.

The invention will be'fully and comprehensively understood from a-'consideration of the following detailed description when read inconnection with the accompanying drawing which forms part of theapplication, with the understanding, however, that the improvement iscapable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showingof the drawing nor to the precise construction described. and,therefore,such changes and modifications may be pressed in, the appended claim.

In the drawing: 7

Figure l is a plan view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view therethrough approximately onthe line2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view approximately on the line 3--3 ofFigure 2.

The improvement is designed for playing indoor golf and is, of .course,of suitable dimensions.

In the showing of the drawing the improvement is in the nature of asubstantially rectangular member being made up of uprights 22 and upperand lower transverse connecting strips or beams 24. The frame thusprovided has secured thereon a fabric cover 23 which encloses the top,sides and back 2 of the device, leaving the front open. 1

The open front, at the bottom thereof, has arranged therein a stand 31that carries a tee 37 for a golf ball '36. The inner wall of the doorsare opened. I

stand 31, from the center thereof is inclined to .13.; 2 its sides, asindicated by the characters 35, and there are spaces/36 between the endsof the ap-;

paratus and the stand 31. At a suitable dis-If" tance from the oppositeinclined inner face of the stand 31 there 'is secured in the frame afloor 20 which is arranged at a gradual upward inclination towardtheback 2', and below the floor there is a desired. number-of runways6',

three of which being shown by the drawing; Each of the runwayscommunicates with a es counting trap 32 disposed between the oppositelyinclined portions 35 of the'stand 31, and these traps are cove're'dbynon-breakable transparent glass plates 33. Each of the counting traps 327 I is normally closed bya lever operated'door 34. 71; 'The standdoesnot extend the entire width of the apparatus, so. that the spacebetween the ends of the stand and the sidesof the apparatus providetroughs 36 intowhich the balls 75 from the counting traps will enterwhen the V The floor 20 is preferably provided with fabric cover such asa strip of carpet 21;, The

rear vertical closed wall 2 is hollowgand the inner element thereof'ispreferablycovered by a mat 26. The mat, as well as the inner element ofthe hollow rear wall 2 is provided. with a series of superimposedtransversely arranged spaced round openings 27, :28 and29,'.respectively; The openings gradually decrease in number from theupper series 29 to the lower and single opening 27. i y i In the hollowwall 2'ithere is a plurality of chutes 30 and the upper walls 38 for thechutes are arranged at angles so that balls directed it} through any oneof the upper series of openings 29 will gravitate from the upper anglewall 38 into one ofthe chutes, 30and will be thus directed into therunway6 that communicates with this chute. In a like manner ballsdirected through the central series of openings 28 will gravitate on theinclined wall for the central.

chute 30 and will be permitted to drop through. Y

the second end chute 30 to roll through the 'run- 1'00 way 6communicating therewith. Also should a ball be directed throughthesingle opening 2'7 it will be delivered directly into the central chuteand after contacting with the rear ele-- ment of the hollow wall 2' willfall by, gravity into the central chute 30 and will from thence bepermitted to roll downwardly through the central runway 6 and obviouslyall of the balls rolling through the respective runways will bedelivered into the respective counting traps and v UNITED mm theplayers, observing the number of balls through the respective trapsthrough the nonbreakable glass tops therefor will have accurateknowledgeof his playing score. After the balls are counted the doors are openedso that the balls from the respective counting traps will roll intothetroughs 36 and either collectively or singly removed therefromandplaced onrthe tee 3'1 from which they are driven by the playing stickof the successive player.

Having described the invention, I claim:

An indoor golf game apparatus, comprising an inclined floor and a seriesof runways arranged below the floor, traps for the runways, a transparent top for the traps, a stand disposed-=outward of thetraps,'troughs atthe ends of said stand and, communicating with saidtrapsjswingable doors providing divisions between the traps,

said doors when opened permitting the balls to roll from the traps intothe troughs, said apparatus at its second end having a verticallydirected hollow wall, the inner member of thewall being formed with avertically spaced transallow such ball to drop through the chute intothe runway for such chute and to further permit suchhball rollingthrough the runway com ,rnunicating with such chute into the trap forsuch runway.

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